Interestingly, this novel is told through a few different lenses. I’m looking at it, thinking, This is all I have to be a husband with?įor a book to be focused on the complicated emotions surrounding marriage, love, and heartache, the description of those emotions need to be vivid and well-compared, and Jones does a nice job of this. It’s a ballpoint, but they take away the casing so you just have the nib and this plastic tube of ink. In one of Roy’s letters to Celestial from prison, he writes:īut now all I have is this paper and this raggedy ink pen. She wields a pen creatively, writing from a primal part of her heart-sometimes, in fact, her gut. Tayari Jones writes about human emotions so romantically, and this book is full of complicated feelings. I’ve had enough of those this month…) The Writing Side note, I love how all of the Slanted Spines Booklist readings so far have involved court scenes and the justice system.Īnyway, although I really enjoyed this book, I do have a few critiques, so keep reading for my breakdown! (I’m talking about an analytical breakdown, not an emotional breakdown. I read the first half of this so hungrily that I never stopped to underline anything, which is annoying to present-me, the “me” who has to write a book review about it, but this is also a testament to how invested in the book I was. This may be my second favorite book of 2020, right after Where the Crawdads Sing. She lives in her hometown of Atlanta and teaches creative writing at Emory University. Tayari Jones has written three novels prior to An American Marriage, her most noteworthy having been Silver Sparrow.
What is love, and to whom do we owe what? When Roy is finally released, Roy, Celestial, and Andre find themselves in a complicated love triangle. However, during Roy’s absence from free life, Celestial forms a relationship with their mutual friend, Andre. They’ve been married for just a year when a Roy is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, and due to a faulty justice system, he spends five years in prison despite his innocence. In this novel, Celestial and Roy are living out their childhood dreams of success. The Slanted Spines 2020 Booklist reading for March was An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, a 2018 selection for Oprah’s Book Club. It is intended for readers who have already read this book. This book review contains plot details and spoilers from An American Marriage by Tayari Jones.
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